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Week 1

Weekly
Grade
Dcchick
1-0 84.34
119.75
 
VS
proj
Matthew's Team
69.54 0-1
121.97

Offensively challenged Dcchick top Matthew's Team, 84.34-69.54

Despite ranking only eighth in the league in points scored for the week, Dcchick earned a 84.34-69.54 victory over Matthew's Team. Dcchick never trailed in this one after jumping out to a 9.5-point lead on Thursday behind Nelson Agholor. Davante Adams (5 Rec, 88 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) and David Johnson (37 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 30 Rec Yds) were the leading scorers for Matthew's Team in the loss. Dcchick (1-0) will look to sustain their winning ways against TITO's Tip-Top Team, while Matthew's Team (0-1) face Espiritu de Noches in an effort to get their first W.

Matchup Timeline

  Dcchick   Matthew's Team

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

While passing for 286 yards and 3 touchdowns and running for 15 yards against the Bears, Rodgers tallied 24.94 points this week. He just beat his 21.85-point projection in the 24-23 win. Rodgers ranks #10 among all fantasy players this season and will face the Vikings next week.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

Dcchick
Points
% of total points 84.34
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
24.94
21.85
29.6%
2
Justin Tucker
K
12
10.78
14.2%
3
Lamar Miller
RB
11.4
14.65
13.5%
4
Nelson Agholor
WR
9.5
11.82
11.3%
Matthew's Team
Points
% of total points 69.54
1
Davante Adams
WR
17.3
15.41
24.9%
2
David Johnson
RB
15.2
21.94
21.9%
3
Matthew Stafford
QB
12.04
18.07
17.3%
4
The Denver Broncos defense
DEF
12
7.75
17.3%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Night
Both teams had players with standout moments on Sunday night, after which Dcchick owned a 84.34-55.20 lead. For Dcchick, Aaron Rodgers had a 75-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass. Davante Adams made the highlight reel for Matthew's Team with a 51-yard catch.
Monday
Matthew Stafford had a 24-yard touchdown pass for Matthew's Team.

Points By Position

  Dcchick   Matthew's Team

Game Notes

Dcchick won even though only three of their nine starting players scored higher than their point projections.
Matthew's Team had only two of their nine starters score higher than their projected points.
Matthew's Team can partially blame the loss on Doug Baldwin, who didn't score any points.
Neither team was able to achieve its projected point total.
Dcchick ranked 8th in the league in points scored this week, while Matthew's Team ranked 10th.
The matchup's 14.8-point margin was the closest in the league this week.

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